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How long have you got before you cannot reject it ? I would be doing exactly that RIGHT NOW.

Interesting, i don't want a Sportsline because most of the stuff they have i am not too bothered about, i also like the trays on the back seats which i cannot spec on a Sportsline. I can raise the cash elsewhere and had not really thought of the dealer registered stuff, the Carwow price for an SEL DSG in 1.5 (incl of metallic and RFL/1st Reg fee ) is £30,300 which i thought was reasonably good for a car which i can spec myself, I have just had a look at autotrader, and although they are cheaper, they are only a few grand cheaper than what i can get a brand new one for (and that's also with a few thousand miles on) and for a 1.0 not a 1.5. I agree that going off the RRP it looks a huge saving, but brand new with the first reg fee and rfl paid..... its just at £30k with Carwow, and i pick my colour and can add a few extras, that the ones on auto trader do not appear to have. I will keep looking but at the moment i am not seeing it. I will drop the boot floor though, i do just want it to level the floor when transporting larger items (which is not often). The matrix lights i can miss but i do fancy the ambient light pack and maybe the Canton.

I do need to change my lovely (but aged) 2010 Fabia 1.6tdi so went looking for a year old 1.5tsi DSG SEL, found a nice one at a local dealer but when looking at the finance side of things, it worked out similar to buy a brand new one (via Carwow prices) due to the Skoda contribution and the lower APR on a PCP. So here i am, about to order a Smokey Silver 1.5tsi DSG SEL, but i have never ordered a new car before so am a bit ' giddy ' on what to add in options..... The spare wheel is a given and frankly so is the variable boot floor, but what else should i consider ?

Wow, this has taken me a few days to digest but these 9 pages have now changed my mind on what engine i was going to get in a future Karoq, I was going for a 1.5tsi DSG SEL, i have decided to simply write off the 1.5tsi engine in all its flavours, so i am going back to the 2.0tdi 4x4 DSG SEL. A tried and trusted engine which does what it says on the tin. VAG need to get their act together, and for the driver to have to adapt a different driving style to cater for a poor design on an engine is just insane.

As the title says i am looking to change one of our cars for the last of the Mk3's, should i go for the petrol or diesel, either way it will be a DSG. The price difference between petrol and the oil option is about 30p per litre so that is a fair bit. I do about 10,000 per year so am thinking that diesel may not be the way to go. I keep hearing about chain issues or oil consuption on the TSI engine but that seems to be in the early versions, not the ones that would be in a 2020 car. What do you all say for my choices.

Well the Fabia got a mild sporty uplift..... any chance the Scala could ? It seems to be the Cinderella of the VW Group, but due to VAG not producing a Mk4 Fabia Estate its an obvious choice when i come to swap my Mk2 TDI, any decent upgrade on the horizon that we know about. A 1.5tsi SEL would be the top of my list as i found the Monte Carlo seats a tad uncomfortable.

Morning all, A quick question if i may, i have a 2022 Fabia 1.0 with i understand G65 coolant in it, it needed a slight top up to get from min to max, so i did what all good none thinking people do and looked at the colour (pink) and put some of my pink G40 in it, it must of been a shotglass full (if that), so a very small amount. I understand from good ole Ai that they are both from the same ' family ' of coolants ? Is this true and could this small amount cause any issues...... thank you.

I would say the caution should be to NOT loan your pride and joy to an idiot.

Thank you for all the info, i have now seen a 2025 1.5tsi E-tec sportline dsg hatch, is that a hybrid ? Did not really want one to be honest, just straight petrol.

I have read that the early Mk4 Octavia had a lot of ' software issues ', what year was that ironed out.... or has it not and is the 2026 one the same :( I was looking at a 2022 Octavia VRS DSG, Petrol.

Thanks for all the replies, its as i first thought that if i got a 2025/2026 then i should be ok, on a slightly different note, one of the posts mentioned a heated front screen, can i ask if the screen is the type where you can see the '' wires '' through the glass or is it the same the Skoda Superb whereby i have read you cannot see anything. Thanks

An odd question possibly given this is the section for owners of such a car, but i have been reading that some are having a lot of electrical issues and gremlins, is this true and if so have any of them been reduced with the latest 2025 model since its introduction ? It fits the bill for size and price but i do understand it has significantly been brought into the 21st century with all the electronics. I was looking at a 2025 used TDI SEL estate. Thanks

I have a 2010 Elegance with the usual headunit and wish to get DAB and allow my phone to connect so i can make calls etc............... anybody done this and can recommed a unit, i do not have wheel controls etc. Thanks.

A really good read, the Velvet Red colour is stunning, you rarely see it on the roads, and an L and K with 4x4 ! Look forward to more updates.

Come to this late but those two pictures of the green and red boots have the wrong jack in the foam insert, the Mk2 and Mk3 jacks will damage the sill of the Mk4 if used, you need a the scissor jack for the Mk4.

I have a 2010 Fabia 1.6TDI Hatchback with the usual 16'' 12 spoke alloys it came with (elegance), they are looking a little bit ' ropey' and i was going to get them all refurbed, but the cost is a decent amount of cash, so looking at ebay etc i can see that i can pick up a decent set of VW 16'' alloys from either a Polo or a Golf, would they fit my Fabia ? Or can i not go past certain year of manufacture ? The aspect ratio on one set was 65. Thanks.

Will do, i think it does have.

15 years old, 1.6tdi 129,000 miles, just posted about a coolant leak but apart from that its been the best car i have ever owned.

Evening - I have a Skoda Fabia 1.6tdi 2010 with a coolant leak, i have had the system pressure tested and its fine, the leak is not visible. It can stay static for a month and then slowly start to drop over a week. I have noticed when the car is regenerating that the idle is lumpy (more than usual), and there is smoke coming from the exhaust for about 5 mins until i give it a blast. Any ideas ?

That is very good indeed, will be getting our new (to us) Fabia 22 plate with 6k on the clock done, as you it has been washed badly and it needs ' bringing back '.

Thank you i will do that, the majority of the lifting will be done with the trolly jack as it will be for cleaning etc.

Not long had our 22 plate Fabia and have the ususal no spare wheel and gunk bottle to fill the tyre (will never be used), we intend to get a spare wheel and the OEM jack for emergencies, but searching Google etc i cannot find any video's or even pictures of where it would be jacked up, when i looked under the car it is covered in flat plastic black covers.......... where (with a picutre if possible) would i use the OEM jack or even better a trolley jack with a puck ? Thanks. I intend to lift the car off the ground to clear behind the wheel arches and the back of the alloy wheels (not the covers have been got rid of), so may be doing this once a month. Thanks

Just recently purchased a 22 plate SEL 1.0tsi with this awful covers on, got them off asap and put centre caps and nut cover on, looks so much better, they have damaged the wheels when they have been taken off before but its not too noticable. The wheels were awful in terms of brake dust etc, i really do not understand the attraction of them. When trims were popular they were placed on ugly steel wheels to cover them up, i get that, it makes sense. But to then cover up a lovely set of alloy wheels just makes no sense. They have gone, and will never come back.

Thank you for that, i was a genuine VW one, so that makes me feel a bit better.

Wow, that is a long time. I did not know that.